Import/export HS code 1513: Coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oil

Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes

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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 60,324,093
Papua New Guinea 10,428,587
Sri Lanka 7,484,565
Belgium 6,868,657
Philippines 6,460,957

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 32,234,019 28,090,074 -4,143,945
Papua New Guinea 4,914,886 5,513,701 +598,815
Sri Lanka 3,775,916 3,708,649 -67,267
Belgium 4,326,705 2,541,952 -1,784,753
Philippines 4,480,000 1,980,957 -2,499,043
Spain 2,656,697 2,350,539 -306,158
Indonesia 3,101,377 937,403 -2,163,974
Germany 839,262 2,333,475 +1,494,213
Italy 250,399 2,740,133 +2,489,734
Switzerland 320,080 2,461,731 +2,141,651

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Netherlands 51,521,453
Philippines 13,814,255
Papua New Guinea 10,428,587
Sri Lanka 8,938,562
Spain 6,197,821

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 26,680,268 24,841,185 -1,839,083
Philippines 9,319,601 4,494,654 -4,824,947
Papua New Guinea 4,914,886 5,513,701 +598,815
Sri Lanka 4,523,866 4,414,696 -109,170
Spain 3,131,098 3,066,723 -64,375
Germany 1,174,805 4,578,878 +3,404,073
Indonesia 4,143,079 947,324 -3,195,755
Viet Nam 1,569,949 1,854,076 +284,127
Malaysia 1,564,834 1,318,743 -246,091
Italy 130,674 2,747,669 +2,616,995

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 22
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - South 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Outer London - West and North West 20 13 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - South 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 4 -6
Merseyside 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 5 +1
West Midlands 3 6 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,199,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,176,542
Other 1,156,642
Air transport 574,068

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,383,912 31,815,758 +4,431,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 34,418,273 23,758,269 -10,660,004
Other 768,534 388,108 -380,426
Air transport 500,611 73,457 -427,154

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 22,832,268
London 21,607,076
Hull 18,407,985
Liverpool Docks 11,689,542
Dover 9,393,059

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Immingham Docks 10,727,691 12,104,577 +1,376,886
London 9,206,494 12,400,582 +3,194,088
Hull 12,268,847 6,139,138 -6,129,709
Liverpool Docks 5,608,978 6,080,564 +471,586
Dover 3,401,887 5,991,172 +2,589,285
Felixstowe 5,034,090 2,789,875 -2,244,215
London Gateway Port 3,315,733 3,731,554 +415,821
Middlesbrough 3,330,823 2,062,968 -1,267,855
Southampton 3,575,904 1,651,520 -1,924,384
Eurotunnel 1,968,991 1,551,124 -417,867

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of food products 32
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 12
Food and beverage service activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 42
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 27

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 55
0-1m 43
54m+ 42
15m-54m 14
Other 11

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Netherlands 844,409
Ireland 614,032
Italy 450,548
France 405,223
Germany 302,962

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Netherlands 435,548 408,861 -26,687
Ireland 371,685 242,347 -129,338
Italy 178,530 272,018 +93,488
France 266,933 138,290 -128,643
Germany 158,976 143,986 -14,990
Belgium 189,064 41,929 -147,135
Portugal 52,655 69,465 +16,810
United States 81,763 36,602 -45,161
Saudi Arabia 102,163 8,945 -93,218
Spain 38,941 59,294 +20,353

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Philippines 14,654
XI 1,270

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Philippines 7,671 6,983 -688
XI 4 1,266 +1,262

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,978,226
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 864,630
Air transport 164,920
Other 102,971

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,632,696 1,345,530 -287,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 556,828 307,802 -249,026
Air transport 116,357 48,563 -67,794
Other 64,475 38,496 -25,979

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,384,620
Felixstowe 421,109
Liverpool Docks 324,593
Immingham Docks 301,714
London Gateway Port 296,291

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Dover / Eurotunnel 674,520 710,100 +35,580
Felixstowe 211,540 209,569 -1,971
Liverpool Docks 203,063 121,530 -81,533
Immingham Docks 162,814 138,900 -23,914
London Gateway Port 184,588 111,703 -72,885
Eurotunnel 185,352 81,705 -103,647
London 203,950 23,132 -180,818
Holyhead 96,304 65,981 -30,323
Heysham 65,948 57,712 -8,236
Dover 52,013 52,388 +375

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 1513

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes